It may be a scam. After all, shipping to the US would be practically the same cost of the radio. Meaning the seller is just giving them away at that price. We will see . . .
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Wow! Dual band Chinese mobile - KT-8900 - $15CAN!!
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It is interesting that all the sellers that are selling it for less than $20 only have one for sale and it is the "last one". Those selling for over $100 have multiple units.
I used the pay after delivery option and they wait for my approval before payment.
If it is a beat up customer return but it still works I probably won't care.
If it is a beat up customer return but it still works I probably won't care.
A while back, I ordered 2 Baofeng UV-5RA dual band walkie talkies for 19.99 each from a China company I have done business with before. I also ordered 2 hand mics and the programming cable with CD for an additional $ 8.95. Free shipping. It all arrived in less than a week, and was as advertised. New in the original boxes. Works great.
I don't understand why everyone on this forum is so hesitant to order something from China. I have ordered many things off Ebay and Alibaba from China sellers, and only had one item not show up. The company immediately refunded my $$, so no problem. The item eventually did show up, so something happened in the mail loop. I contacted the seller, and offered to pay, but they refused and apologized for the delay. What more could you ask for ??
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I don't understand why everyone on this forum is so hesitant to order something from China. I have ordered many things off Ebay and Alibaba from China sellers, and only had one item not show up. The company immediately refunded my $$, so no problem. The item eventually did show up, so something happened in the mail loop. I contacted the seller, and offered to pay, but they refused and apologized for the delay. What more could you ask for ??
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I don't have any more of a problem ordering from China than I do from any where else really. I have gotten many items direct from suppliers there and there was no issue. You just have to make sure the item is up to what you want. It just looks odd in this case where something is SO much cheaper than anyone else is selling them for and all those cheap sellers only have one item left. The sellers selling for over $100 have multiple units. It just makes you go hmmmmmm....
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There are several possible reasons why these are going so cheap. Newer models go up to 520 Mhz, so they are last year's model. Who knows, maybe they are from a container that was unclaimed freight or had been damaged in shipment, and were auctioned off by the insurance company. A lot of manufacturers overbuild things expecting big orders, and when they don't come they end up dumping them on the surplus market. There are a lot of legit reasons for the low pricing.
BTW - the "only one left" thing is just an inducement for people who are sitting on the fence to make the decision to buy. Four months ago I bought a set of fender flares for my truck from a seller in Thailand. The ad said only one left. He is still selling them and still says only one left.
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BTW - the "only one left" thing is just an inducement for people who are sitting on the fence to make the decision to buy. Four months ago I bought a set of fender flares for my truck from a seller in Thailand. The ad said only one left. He is still selling them and still says only one left.
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No need to be a licensed operator to buy these. Did you notice that this post is in the MURS/FRS/GMRS section?
